I thought I would take some time to reflect of those memories that I hold dearest to me from 2007:

January
• Writing my first book The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Thriving Business - Although I didn’t think I could do it, I proudly launched my first book in January of this year. I have had a great response from those that have purchased the book and I am excited about everything that it is able to do for others to create a thriving business.
• Joining BNI. This has been one of the best marketing investments I have made for my business and I am also proud that I have met so many great and supportive business associates.

February

• Being nominated the REV Business of the Month from my friends at the Virtual Assistant Revolution.. It meant a great deal to me to be honored by this group.

March

• Being asked to be a Success Partner with CVAN. What an honor considering that this designation is meant for VAs that have been in business for over 3 years. I have only been in business for just under 2 years.

April

• Starting this blog. What a great way to have a voice in the VA world and to those small businesses looking to create a thriving business.
• Becoming President of my BNI group. This was an exciting way for me to show the members of my group my organizational and business development skills … two keys that are important to having a successful and thriving VA business.

May

• This was the month that my business really started to take off. All of my hard work with networking and marketing was working. I started to see an increase in the number of referrals, the number of clients and I was really excited with where I knew my business was going.

June

• Launching my multi-VA business. I am so excited that I now have a team to assist with my client’s needs. In 2008 I plan to take that multi-VA business to the next level so just you wait and see …

July

• My husband joined the world of self-employment and launched his own business - K.W. Office Cleaning. I am so proud of him and so glad that my business was successful enough to allow him to take that leap.

August

• Meeting my Virtual friends Heather, Becki, Dale, Terry and Patty in Ohio. This was one of the best times I have ever had and it was so great to meet these people in person after having known them only virtually for over a year.

September

• Being asked to be a facilitator at the Forum on Virtual Assistance in May of 2008. I am so excited to have this opportunity and also to be seen in the Virtual Assistant industry as someone that has some great things to say. Also, this will give me an opportunity to see some of my virtual assistant friends in person again and meet some others that I have yet to meet.

October

• Being asked to join the team of Women of Today. It has always been a dream of mine to start a networking group, but to have the opportunity to be on the team is even better. I have always loved this networking group and I am very excited to be able to provide some ideas for growth and I know that myself and the other team members will be able to make this networking group awesome.

November

• Launching my second book Managing Your Thriving Business for Success with my dear friend Sally. Although we have never met face to face, we were able to collaborate on this book which I know is an awesome tool for those wanting to succeed in business.

December

• Experiencing my first “downturn” in my business. It was a great reminder that every business has it’s ups and downs. The important key to remember is not letting the downs keep you down and just sitting back and enjoying the ride. When I took a moment to reflect and realized that it had nothing to do with me, I was able to learn a huge lesson … maintaining a positive attitude even in disparity is the key to having a truly successful and thriving business.
• Being chosen as Virtual Assistant Revolution Business of the Year at the Virtual Assistant Revolution.. At the time I was struggling with my business and to be honored with this was just what I needed to gain back my momentum and realize it was time to kick it into gear. Watch out 2008 … this is going to be my year … I just know it.

So there you have my memories of 2007. I hadn’t really realized how much I had done until I really started to write everything down. It has been a very uplifting exercise and a reminder that we should always take a minute to reflect on what has happened and what has gotten us to where we are today.

I can’t wait to get started on some brand new memories for 2008. I have a lot of really great ideas in store for 2008 and can’t wait to share them all with you.